The Day 1 Butterfly Effect That Changed Everything 

Sadly, Big E was essentially the sacrifice in this effect.

It truly is unbelievable seeing just how this one moment legit changed WWE forever. Seeing all the results that happened, it blows my mind knowing that had Roman not gotten Covid, everything would’ve changed and who knows if it would’ve been as good as what we got in real life right now. This was an amazing video bro, and I can’t wait for more awesome content you put out this year🙂.

I appreciate the type of content this guy has brought to the RU-vid wrestling space. Wonder how he balances this and university

The day 1 butterfly effect and the all out media scrum butterfly effect are 2 topics for discussion for a long time because of how majorly they have affected the landscape of pro wrestling

Man…I’ve thought about this butterfly effect but I didn’t even consider how it affected Big E nor did I realize it’s been 2 years. I’m glad he got his title run but damn….

In my opinion, this butterfly effect started before Day 1. It started when Roman pulled out of WM36. I strongly believe that if Roman never removed himself from that match, he still would be a babyface and we never would’ve gotten the Tribal Chief persona.

All respect to Big E...I really believe he will get a huge pop 5-7 years from now at the royal rumble

Big E dodged a bullet with that injury. It's a miracle he's still alive and walking today. He may not return to the ring, but he's always charismatic on commentary and hosting for special events. He should definitely be kept in the loop in the company in some role even if he's not a wrestler.

Seeing Cody Rhodes return at WrestleMania against Seth Rollins live in person was amazing. It was crazy at the time since that very night Steve Austin returned and brought the fight to Kevin Owens just an hour later. WrestleMania 38 Night 1 will always hold a special place in my heart.

What if Finn never got injured at Summerslam? How long would his reign be? Who would he lose it to?

The same thing is now kinda happening in 2024 with the Day 1 edition of RAW The plan was Cody vs Roman for WM40 and now the Rock just challenged the head of the table outta nowhere where nobody saw it coming.

I remember seeing reports that Riddle was supposed to win the 2022 Rumble, meaning we would've gotten Riddle vs Seth at Mania for the WWE Title. I'm assuming WWE takes a risk and lets Riddle win the title, feuds with Randy for the title, Randy wins at Summerslam and Theory cashes in to be champ. But maybe I'm just fantasy booking...

An example of a Butterfly Effect that's more of a "What if it DID happen?" for WWE would be if CM Punk had been added to the WrestleMania 29 main event title match. Had Punk been added to Cena/Rock II just consider all of the short & long-term questions. Would Rock have been injured, which resulted in the movie Hercules needing its production delayed & apparently costing it millions in production? Would Punk have still held a grudge against WWE's booking come the start of the next year? Hell, who would have Undertaker faced at Mania 29? But it's the second question that's the real kicker. If Mania 29's main event had been a Cena/Rock/Punk triple threat would Punk have even left WWE the following year due to his feeling misused? Would he have simply been willing to take time off & heal his injuries in early 2014, since he got the Mania main event he had always wanted & was now more willing to just do what was asked of him? Or would he have been fine with doing the planned Triple H program for Mania XXX? If we got Punk/HHH at XXX then what would have happened to Daniel Bryan eventually winning the World Title in the main event of that same show, since that's what Triple H moved over to after Punk left? Would the Yes Movement have been as powerful if Punk was still around, & would have Daniel Bryan become quite as beloved by the fans? With 10 years happening since Punk's initial departure, who knows what else could have been different (Would AEW still had been founded? Would Punk have had that infamous AEW run?)... and it all come back to if CM Punk was allowed to main event WrestleMania 29 alongside John Cena & The Rock.

The first 2 minutes just adds to why Seth is so pissed about everything

I’m glad you made this video because I don’t think people talk about this enough or they just don’t seem to realize the effect.

Imagine if cody "finished the story" against one of "dusty's kids." And not just any of his kids, but the first nxt champion.

I didn't realize this butterfly effect was that deep, all I knew was that Brock and Seth would've been champion and Cody might not even signed with WWE

This Event Broke The Multi verse. We Slipped Through The Entire Timeline & Here We Are, Everything Is Different.

Seeing content as simple as this and having no 2024 future rumors being said, is what I can call a 'Real Channel". Fck all rumors, seeing and hearing rumors from the Internet has been the reason why I've yet to feel the complete excitement up until Monday Night Raw: Day 1 2024

I never realised this much changed in the wrestling world, wow! 😮

They should make a what if gamemode in wwe 2k based off of this, that would be so cool, Maybe we could play as Roman in this scenario

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It truly is unbelievable seeing just how this one moment legit changed WWE forever. Seeing all the results that happened, it blows my mind knowing that had Roman not gotten Covid, everything would’ve changed and who knows if it would’ve been as good as what we got in real life right now. This was an amazing video bro, and I can’t wait for more awesome content you put out this year.

In summary, there is an alternate universe called, What if Roman Reigns didn't get covid??

One of the most significant events in wrestling history, completely unintentionally.

I saw “The Butterfly” 🦋 effect in 2004 that’s why it’s important to make good choices.

I lowkey think Lashley would’ve won the rumble in 2022 if the reigns and Lesnar Covid disaster didn’t happen

i think this also speaks to WWE's wilingness and ability to change everything on the fly. realistically they could've just had brock take a night off on day 1 and do the roman/brock match at the rumble with brock going over. but they managed to create a wholely different story becuase of reign getting covid. great video btw

I can’t believe how good wrestling has been, this just summarised a lot of great things that have happened in the past 2 years. A few years ago i’m sure we all thought the WWE was finished in terms of story telling and nothing will ever be as good as the attitude and ruthless aggression era. Guess what? It’s not the same and it will never be the same but that’s what makes it great, the stories have been amazing and the post covid era will be known as one of the golden eras in the future

Also, if there was a second world title on Raw we probably would have been seeing Cody going after that against Rollins and that rushed match between Roman and Sami didn't happen at Elimination Chamber and we might have seen Sami vs Roman at Mania and Roman losing to Sami.

GOD with this new booking decision with The Rock taking Cody’s spot at Mania I’m wondering if there’ll be a butterfly effect with Punk’s RR injury

It’s really crazy to think how much would’ve been different, tbh I didn’t know that Brock was supposed to take the title from Roman until a week ago (idk if anything leaked back then but I guess somehow I’d managed to avoid it) but it’s crazy, I honestly prefer the current timeline though since to me it would’ve made more sense for Roman to lose the title at Wrestlemania, even if that meant having Brock win the Rumble in the end and facing Roman for the Universal Title at Wrestlemania 38

Quality stuff and very interesting approach for the Reigns' COVID situation!

Wow what a scenario,I've got to admit,it really got me intrigued, I'm a big fan of wrestling

This is one of my favorite videos on the internet. You did a fantastic job

this is 100% FACTS!! Everything happens for a reason and I think everything happened for the good and better for WWE. Especially with HHH in charge. This all lead to a great year of 2023. Reminded me of the Attitude Era. Can't wait to see what 2024 brings!

This video creeps me the fuck out and gives me goosebumps sometimes. Even with the background music. Imagine if someone went back in time, altered the past, and somehow, Vince McMahon was in charge again.

Hell of a video man, it truly is wild how one little thing can change history forever

You could say that with every thing in terms of WWE, I think we would all be shock just about the amount of things changing behind the scenes due to WWE’s nature of volatility. Every newly signed wrestler has the chance to impact the story, every wrestler surprisingly getting over with the fans getting the push and shoving others, the amount of injuries that occurred that postponed and changes bookings and etcc…

All Vince had to do was just continue with the fatal 4 way match and have Seth Rollins win the WWE Championship. The for Lesnar vs Reigns, they should've just had Heyman come out to announce that Reigns cant compete tonight then Lesnar comes out to F'5 Heyman and tells Heyman that he will face Reigns at the Royal Rumble. The i still think everything else would fell in line the same way it actually played out.

I still think Randy would've had the 18 months off considering he'd been dealing with back issues for awhile

Man, if Brock ended roman's reign, I'd have been pissed because it would have the classic wwe- Feeding your top stars to a part timer.

WWE did Big E super Dirty

I’ve been thinking about for a while. I’m glad someone made a video about this.

One of the unmentioned but also most subtle effects of that altered main event... due to Kevin Owens being put in that main event with Brock, who had prior to that been going after Sami, Kevin cut a promo where he proclaimed he would take out Brock for Sami...... something that was completely unprompted and made no sense because they had just gotten finishes with a major feud in 2021 that they had never come back from. But that one comment essentually swept all that hostility under the rug and, when Sami did enter into the bloodline months later, the clean slate that the KO comment gave set up the episode of the KO show that would lead to the Sami and Kevin reunion storyline. If Kevin Owens hadnt been in that main event at Day One, and Kevin had never made that comment about being soulmates with Sami Zayn, then that is another way that the entire storyline that led to WM39's main event may never have happened.

Thank god for letting us experience the whole cinema, avengers like story of the bloodline against Cody that we got. All the popularity from the Rock, #wewantcody, Sami Zain, the USOs and the gigantic payoff of having Cody beating Roman at the second try with all the other „heroes“ who couldn’t get the job done, celebrating with him, all of that wouldn’t have been possible to this day. The renaissance era would‘ve likely began much later if it wasn’t for that one covid incidence. WWE would have improved non the less without Vince but HHH would have to craft storylines and characters much longer to show us long term story telling if it wasn’t for Roman already holding that titel so long by the time he got in creative charge. Therefore one could say that heelturning reigns as well as signing Cody where the last great and integral moves of the late Vince era.

Bobby Lashley should go for another world championship run

I would trade it all to have big E not get injured, truely tragic. Glad hes doing okay and is finding happiness in his life. We miss ya E. It would have been veey interesting if they never put both titles on the line

Good analysis. I would still put Survivor Series 1997 as the top spot for butterfly effect, but this would be up there.

do a what if CM Punk main evented everything as WWE champion instead of Cena nd Rock main eventing everything. what would've happened, how different his career would've been, title reign nd all

Sure Cody could have finished his story in 2022. But that wouldn't feel like much. The Day 1 changed it in such a way that now Cody's story could finish in the best way possible. And I'm all for it.

Randy doesn't necessarily get affected either way, his back was already bad by that point. He had to get written off to get surgery

Randy's injury was from years of work, I think he would have left regardless.

Appreciate content but way better with how it is, Orton needed the time to get healthy. He came out and said he was in a bad way with injury he could barely get in matches with Riddle when tagging, thanks for the content always appreciated.

randy still would have taken time off anyways as his injury was more of a culmination of all of the wear and tear on his back. great video as always tho! :D

Man I was watching another one of your videos when this one dropped. Appreciate ya Wrestling Content Homie

Your videos Are just different Everytime you drop I enjoy watching them the way u explain things

Just for Big E, Cody and Roman not to be hurt and sick, I would want Roman v Brock to happen at Day 1 like planned, looking back. I know that we most likely don't get The Bloodline storyline being this good, but I believe the health of those 3 is more important. Then again, what do I know would happen instead?

Bloodline story is ok for modern wrestling, but best storyline lol... Kane and Undertaker beats that easy. Not to mention the kayfabe and hardcore era.

Who would've thought that my comments on his 2022-23 vid about the butterfly effect would create this video...

moral of the story luck is the biggest factor of all

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The Butterfly Effect was when Roman Reigns returned as a heel.

Stuff like this really interest me. The Butterfly Effects and The What Ifs.

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This explains it, this explains everything

Still can't get over the fact that they've done Big E that dirty that night

Also with all these occurrences one can't help but wonder if in another turn of events does Vince remain as chairman?🤔🤔🤔🤔

I don’t think Roman had covid. Ever since this night, I always thought they just had Roman pretend to test positive for covid because they decided not to go with the original plans. But who knows. It’s not for us to know

Rollins really deserved the championship those months

I really like the effort you put in making this video. Keep it up brother. Subscribed 👍👍

I think people forget that AEW existing also plays into butterfly effect...if it weren't for AEW we not have gotten Cody and cm punk return

Videos like this is why I have anxiety over the smallest choices in my life.

I’m sorry but Vince McMahon is 100% to blame for all the negative things of this butterfly effect! Big E on the shelf, Roman holding both titles hostage AND being a part timer, spamming Brock vs Roman constantly and making WWE very stale in 2022 and it’s been great watching WWE with him gone now

Wow that’s wild, great video

Well 2024 has been PPV name stamped onto the end of a show name, AEW?

This ultimately benefited Cody Rhodes in a tremendous way

I feel for Big E 😢

Lastly, DAY 1 is now a FREE PLE. 😂

love how unique ur videos are! much love!

This just popped up great work new subscriber here after this video. Thanks for the amazing content.

God yeah damn i wished it would have never happened, Big E didnt deserve to have wrestling, his work, snatched out of his hands. I wish him the best

In my opinion the biggest butterfly effect in wrestling is, what if Eddie Guerrero never died ?.

If Brock was originally supposed to defeat Roman, then I'm happy that what happened ended up happening. Brock being the one to dethrone Roman is such a poor decision in my opinion.

Day 1 really was day number fucking 1 for what is the current WWE. Day 1 where Roman Reigns and The Rock are the biggest threats in WWE. Day 1 for what is Cody's near impossible climb to become WWE champion, which got people toborganiically get behind him and actually boo The Rock.

Okay..okay..here me out guys....." Maybe corona positive was a storyline"🐸

the one guy who coughed on roman reigns in december 2021 cursed us all

So sad for Big E..

Damn this makes me love and admire Big E even more

Every time I see a wrestler pointing at the WrestleMania sign, it's the hokiest, corn-boomiest thing ever. Just absolute lameness.

I stopped watching wwe after Roman got sick and when they were releasing everyone in 2021. I missed all of this 😢 Fiend return, Braun and Big E finally winning, the best version of Roman. I had to sit through the 2017-2019 horrid of Raw. How did it get so good after the pandemic?! Also this type of video is amazing and even caught me up to speed.

Awesome video bro keep it up 💪

Yo good vid could u do a doc about kalisto of u can they would be awesome keep up the great work

If Covid never happened in 2020 I honestly don’t think we would get the Roman that we have nowadays because of Vince still wanted him to be a babyface. That’s why Roman was like I’m not coming back unless we do it this way. But here’s the thing, if Vince McMahon didn’t always to have Roman taking on Brock all the time like Cena vs Orton he could’ve do it differently by just giving the fans what they want by having Roman just become a heel after Wrestlemania 33. That way if he wanted the rock and Roman to happen at some point it would’ve been a huge possibility while they still can do something of Cody Rhodes finishing the story and have Sami Zayn get his moment at Wrestlemania if it’s not for the tag team championships. This is why I still believe that Cody would be able to finish the story at mania 39, so that way wwe can move on to the real mega cash grab would be the rock vs Roman while they still have randy Orton coming back to challenge Cody as the 2009 heel Orton cause they legit have history together. For cm punk if he didn’t come back to wwe it would’ve been different but even if he did they could still stick to the blueprint with him along side Drew McIntyre. Hell even the rock himself said that the original plan was to have him and Roman at mania 39 but he understood to why they did changed it.

It would be crazy if Roman actually got COVID, but Roman's body is immunocompromised due to his luekemia, and Roman showed up the very next Friday looking 100% healthy, which is why I think Roman was NEVER positive for COVID-19, but rather Vince McMahon having one of his regular last-minute-booking decisions. Vince realized in his own mind, and properly also with guidance from Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman, that it would not be smart to have Roman Reigns LOSE the Universal Championship in a B-level PLE, only to win it back at Wrestlemania, ending an around 500-day title reign. And since Vince has done nothing other than push Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns to the main event scene, squashing everybody else, it wouldn't make sense to not have Roman vs Brock for one final time at Wrestlemania to unify both titles.

Hot take but I think WWE got cold feet about Roman dropping the title. I think the original plan wasn’t for Roman to have the next multi-year long reign. I’m not going to say that Roman didn’t contract covid but I’m also going to say that I think the truth was stretched. If WWE cancelled the match last minute without reason, they would’ve got slander for it. Their brand new Day 1 PPV concept would have been ruined less than 4 hours before the bell rang. That being said, here’s my opinion on what happened. 1. Brock was promised a title win. With Roman pulling out, they inserted him into the 4 way to win the WWE title. Brock knows the business changes consistently but he also was under the impression that he was winning a belt that night. Brock always does good business for and with the WWE. They don’t want to ruin that relationship. 2. WWE acknowledged the fact that Reigns could be their next record breaker and since they were already onto a year-plus long reign, why not continue it. He was hot, he was selling merch, and for once, he was cheered (mostly). 3. Seth Rollins was supposed to win the WWE Championship, right? How do you replace something of that magnitude? Well, I don’t know how good the relationship between Cody Rhodes and WWE was in January 2022, but giving Seth a showcase match against a returning Cody Rhodes might just be enough to satisfy the Visionary. 4. Like I said earlier, Day 1 was supposed to be a regular show. It was advertised to return to Atlanta for January 1st, 2023 but got cancelled. Instead, they gave the ATL a Holiday Tour show on December 27th, 2022. With all the hype and media surrounding Atlanta and Day 1, they would’ve been off to a bad start had they canceled the main event without reason.

A butterfly affect that is will likely still go on considering it t affected superstars such as Seth Rollins, Brock lesnar, the bloodline, Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and future generations of superstars.

Wow great video. Concept and execution was perfect.

This makes you think of so many possibilities.

Honestly, I think this moment saved WWE. Yeah, there were more factors leading up to why WWE is back to peak form, but I dont think the "Finish The Story" storyline wouldve been as impactful as it was, and that story got a lot of people back into WWE I know that Edit: Also, I think Cody probably wouldve ended up the same way he was in AEW. He may have not been injured before Hell In A Cell (whoever he'd face, idk), and his character under Vince may have gotten so stale that the WWE Universe may have turned on him and killed any momentum he had coming in